title: A current-carrying coil design with improved liquid cooling arrangement.
abstract: The design of an electromagnet requires the compliance with a number of constraints such as power supply characteristics, coil inductance and resistance, and, above all, heat dissipation, which poses the limit to the maximum achievable magnetic field. A common solution consists in using copper tubes in which a coolant flows. This approach, however, introduces further hydrodynamic concerns. To overcome these difficulties, we developed a new kind of electromagnet in which the pipe concept is replaced by a duct formed by the windings. Here we report on the realization and characterization of a compact model system in which the conductors carry a current that is one order of magnitude higher than the current allowable with conventional designs.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, I-38123 Trento, Italy. ricci@science.unitn.it
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Luca Matteo
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franchi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertoldi